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Curriculum Development for the African Union Governance Campus on the Cards
March 2021, Kigali, Rwanda - The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) co-hosted a technical meeting on curriculum development for the African Union Governance Campus.
SIGNING OF THE COLLABORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM AND THE COALITION FOR DIALOGUE ON AFRICA
The African Peer Review Mechanism led by the APRM CEO Professor Eddy Maloka hosted Ms. Souad Aden-Osman the Executive Director of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) & Coordinator, Secretariat of the High-Level Panel (HLP) on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) from Africa and Mr Abdoulie Janneh, Alternate Chair of the Board of CoDA at the APRM headquarters.
INVITATION TO THE 30th SUMMIT OF THE APRM FORUM OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT (OPEN SESSION)
The APRM is delighted to invite you to the 30th APRM Forum of Heads of State and Government virtual meeting on 25 March 2021. The APRM Summit will welcome the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as its newest Member State.
APRM AND THE AfCFTA EXPLORE AREAS OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS
19 March 2021, Ghana, Accra – The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) delegation, led by its CEO, Prof Eddy Maloka, paid a courtesy call to the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Mr. Wamkele Mene, at the AfCFTA Secretariat Headquarters in Accra, Ghana.
LE MAEP ET LA ZLECAf EXPLORENT DES DOMAINES DE COLLABORATIONS POTENTIELLES
19 Mars 2021, Ghana, Accra – La délégation du Mécanisme Africain d’Evaluation par les Pairs (MAEP), conduite par son DG, le Professeur Eddy Maloka, a rendu une visite de courtoisie au Secrétaire Général de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf), M. Wamkele Mene, au siège du Secrétariat de la ZLECAf à Accra, Ghana.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo Confirms its accession to the APRM
Kinshasa, March 16, 2021. The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), His Excellency Mr. Félix TSHISEKEDI received in audience, at the Cité de l’Union Africaine, a high-level delegation composed of the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Marie Tumba NZEZA, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Continental Secretariat of the APRM, Professor Edward Maloka and the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the DRC, His Excellency Abel Mxolisi Shilubane.
La République Démocratique du Congo Confirme son adhésion au MAEP
Kinshasa, le 16 mars 2021. Le Président de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), Son Excellence Monsieur Félix TSHISEKEDI a reçu en audience, à la Cité de l’Union Africaine, une délégation de haut niveau composée de la Ministre d’Etat, Ministre des Affaires Etrangères, Son Excellence Marie Tumba NZEZA, du Directeur Général du Secrétariat Continental du MAEP, Professeur Edward Maloka et de l’Ambassadeur de la République d’Afrique du Sud en RDC, Son Excellence Abel Mxolisi Shilubane.
CELEBRATION OF THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF APRM
JOHANNESBURG, 17 March 2021: On March 18, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will virtually celebrate its 18th anniversary of accomplishments with a program of information and entertainment. The event will take place 3PM – 4:30PM (SAST), 9AM – 10:30AM (EST).
LE MAEP CELEBRE SES 18 ANS….
Wow le MAEP célèbre ses 18 ans le 9 mars ! Quel voyage incroyable cela a été.
APRM: strengthening national capacities for Voluntary National Reviews and Agenda 2063 Reporting Framework
Djibouti, 23 February 2021 – under the auspice of H.E Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Djibouti and APRM Focal Point, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in partnership with the GIZ hosted the third APRM Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) workshop to support national capacities of Africa experts for the preparations of VNRs in 2021 ahead of the high-level political forum (HLPF) 2021.
MAEP: renforcement des capacités pour les examens nationaux volontaires et le cadre de rapport de l'Agenda 2063
Djibouti, 23 février 2021 – sous les auspices de SE Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République de Djibouti et Point Focal du MAEP, le Mécanisme africain d’évaluation par les pairs (MAEP) en partenariat avec la GIZ a accueilli le troisième atelier des examens nationaux volontaires (VNR) du MAEP pour soutenir les capacités des experts africains pour la préparation des ENV en 2021 avant le Forum politique de haut niveau (HLPF) 2021.
THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO RECEIVE APRM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON CREDIT RATINGS
February 2021 – The APRM held its first Capacity Building Workshop with the Republic of Congo, the first African Union Member State to receive technical support in line with the Assembly Decision to support countries in the field of rating agencies.
STATEMENT BY THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM ON THE DOWNGRADE OF ETHIOPIA BY FITCH
11 February 2021 The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), a specialized entity of the African Union (AU), had a mandate to supports African countries in the area of credit rating agencies. As part of this mandate, the APRM undertakes routine reviews of rating outcomes assigned by international credit ratings agencies on African countries.
DÉCLARATION DU MÉCANISME AFRICAIN D'EVALUATION PAR LES PAIRS SUR LA DEGRADATION DE L'ÉTHIOPIE PAR FITCH
Février 2021 – le Mécanisme Africain d’Evaluation par les Pairs (MAEP), une entité spécialisée de l’Union Africaine (UA), avait pour mandat de soutenir les pays africains dans le domaine des agences de notation de crédit. Dans le cadre de ce mandat, le MAEP entreprend des évaluations de routine des résultats de notation attribués par les agences internationales de notation de crédit aux pays africains.
PRESIDENT BUHARI SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SECOND REVIEW OF NIGERIA
18 January 2021. During the APRM virtual Support Mission to Nigeria, the CEO of NEPAD/APRM Nigeria, Honourable Princess Gloria Akunbundu, welcomed participants and expressed her deep appreciation to H.E. Muhammadu Buhari for this historic occasion marking the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the APRM and the Government of Nigeria, paving the way for a second review of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Changing the Narrative: The Nexus Between Governance, Gender, and Peacebuilding in Africa
The issue of gender equality is one which Africa and the world has been proactively engaging in earnest, in particular over the past two decades. The African Peer Review Mechanism, as a self-assessment instrument of the AU with an extended mandate to monitor and evaluate the AU’s Agenda 2063 and SDGs 2030, is also expected to implement and supervise the main areas of governance in Africa. For the APRM, conducting the research on the issue of gender equality and governance revealed the challenges women continue to face in terms of inclusion and empowerment. And the issue of women who are refugees and displaced persons, further supports the need for action. As a result, the Mechanism encourages Member States to adopt policies that strengthen gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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Africa’s Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2021 and African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 Reporting Framework
The third APRM capacity-building Regional workshop on Africa’s Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) took place from February 22 to 23rd, 2021, in partnership with the GIZ office to the African Union and other strategic partners. Since 2018, the APRM has been committed, under its expanded mandate, to support sharing knowledge and peer-learning on SDGs/Agenda 2063 planning, domestication, and monitoring and evaluation.
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les examens nationaux volontaires en vue du Forum politique de haut niveau 2021 et de l’élaboration du cadre pour l’établissement des rapports sur l’Agenda 2063 de l’Union africaine
Le troisième atelier régional du MAEP sur le renforcement des capacités des pays africains à préparer les examens nationaux volontaires (ENV) a eu lieu les 22 et 23 février 2021, en partenariat avec le bureau de la GIZ auprès de l’Union africaine et d’autres partenaires stratégiques. Depuis 2018, le MAEP s’est engagé, dans le cadre de son mandat élargi, à soutenir le partage des connaissances et l’apprentissage entre pairs sur la planification, la domestication, le suivi et l’évaluation des ODD et de l’Agenda 2063.
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Agenda 2063 and SDGs Implementation in Africa
This is the first report by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to assess the governance mechanisms implementing the SDGs and Agenda 2063 at the continental level. Why is the APRM producing this report? The importance of good governance in the realisation of Sustainable Development is well known: good governance leads to good development outcomes as noted in the SDGs Index developed by the SDGs Centre for Africa and the latest Mo Ibrahim African Governance Index. The report also fills a gap in assessing national mechanisms responsible for the implementation of SDGs and Agenda 2063. This area has not received the same level of attention as the actual monitoring of progress on the indicators.
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Mise en œuvre de I'Agenda 2063 et des objectifs de développement durable en Afrique
Le présent rapport est le premier qu’élabore le Mécanisme africain d’évaluation par les pairs (MAEP) pour évaluer les mécanismes de gouvernance concernant la mise en oeuvre des ODD et de l’Agenda 2063 sur le continent. Pourquoi un tel rapport ? L’importance de la bonne gouvernance en matière de développement durable est bien connue ; la bonne gouvernance conduit à de bons résultats en matière de développement, comme l’indiquent l’Indice des ODD, élaboré par le Centre africain des ODD et le dernier indice Mo Ibrahim sur la gouvernance en Afrique. Le rapport comble également une lacune dans l’évaluation des mécanismes nationaux utilisés dans la mise en oeuvre des ODD et de l’Agenda 2063. Cette question n’a pas reçu le même intérêt que le suivi réel des progrès accomplis concernant les indicateurs.
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AFRICA SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING REVIEW
This report is authored by the African Peer Review Mechanism, a specialised entity of the African Union, in collaboration with the African Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. It is a bi annual publication on developments and trends in the area of sovereign credit rating services by international rating agencies among African countries. It seeks to provide African countries and investors with a corresponding analysis of the sovereign credit ratings’ opinion by international agencies. The report therefore presents trends, drivers, interpretation of opinions and policy recommendations on sovereign credit ratings.
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REVUE DE LA NOTATION SOUVERAINE DE L’AFRIQUE
Le présent rapport est préparé et publiée par le Mécanisme africain d’évaluation par les pairs, une entité spécialisée de l’Union africaine, en collaboration avec la Banque africaine de développement et la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique. Il s’agit d’une publication semestrielle sur les développements et les tendances observées dans le domaine de la notation des crédits souverains des pays africains par les agences de notation internationales. Elle vise à fournir aux pays et aux investisseurs africains une analyse pertinente des avis émis par les agences internationales sur les crédits souverains. Le rapport présente donc les tendances, les facteurs déterminants, l’interprétation des avis et les recommandations politiques sur les notations de crédits souverains.
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AFRICA’S GOVERNANCE RESPONSE TO COVID-19
This preliminary report presents outcomes of a study conducted to examine Africa’s governance response to the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, (herein referred to as COVID-19 or the pandemic). It presents a summary of the immediate measures, and medium-term and long-term policy responses to COVID-19, which was designated a pandemic on 11th March 2020.
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RIPOSTE DE L’AFRIQUE À LA COVID-19 EN MATIÈRE DE GOUVERNANCE
Ce rapport préliminaire présente les résultats d’une étude menée pour examiner la riposte de l’Afrique face à la maladie causée par le nouveau coronavirus, le SRAS-CoV-2 (ci-après dénommée COVID-19 ou la pandémie) en matière de gouvernance. Il s’agit d’un résumé des mesures immédiates et des réponses politiques à moyen et long terme à la COVID-19, qui a été déclarée comme une pandémie le 11 mars 2020.
(FRE) APRM Governance Link - Issue 9
À mesure que les gouvernements assouplissent les réglementations de confinement mises en oeuvre depuis mars 2020 pour ralentir la propagation de la Covid-19, nous ne pouvons faire autrement que d’appréhender la vie telle que nous la connaissions avant d’être malencontreusement interrompus par cette créature abyssale appelée le Coronavirus. Quelques activités qui avaient été suspendues font peu à peu leur retour, des écoles ont ouvert, le shopping n’est plus aussi pénible et les réglementations autour des restaurants et des lieux de culte ont également été assouplies. Bien que nous devions encore respecter un certain nombre de restrictions, comme l’imposition de la distanciation sociale et le port de masques faciaux, je préfère de loin suivre ces règles plutôt que d’être confinée entre mes quatre murs à supporter les cris de mes enfants et les caprices de mon cher mari.
Governance Link - Issue 9
As governments ease lockdown regulations that have been implemented since March 2020 to slow down the spread of COVID-19, we can’t help but look forward to life as we knew it before we were rudely interrupted by this faceless beast called the Corona Virus. A few activities that were banned have made a come-back, schools have opened, shopping is no longer as painful and rules around restaurants and places of worship have also been relaxed. Though we still need to adhere to some level of restrictions, like the imposition on social distancing and wearing of face masks, I’d much rather follow these rules than be locked up at home with my screaming kids and solemn husband.
Governance Link - Issue 8
As the world grapples with the devastation of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Life, as we know it, has changed. The challenge we face today has been both unexpected and devastating, in the form of a deadly virus that is spreading around the globe and that is challenging how we do things. Governments in their wisdom have imposed lockdown/isolation and social distance restrictions. All these measures to respond to our common and invisible enemy, the Corona Virus.
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Governance, Gender and Peacebuilding: Strengthening the nexus
There is a growing realisation in African states that bad governance causes inequalities that can lead to the outbreak of sustained violence. Violence against women is a manifestation of gender inequality resulting from unequal power relations in times of peace or conflict. Sustainable solutions requires women to be their spokespersons and to articulate their concerns and issues within formal governance platforms and peace processes.
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Gouvernance, Genre et Consolidation de la Paix: Renforcer le lien
Les États africains se rendent progressivement compte que la mauvaise gouvernance est à l’origine des inégalités qui peuvent conduire à l’explosion d’une violence durable. La violence contre les femmes est une manifestation de l’inégalité des sexes résultant de relations de pouvoir inégales en temps de paix ou de conflit. Pour trouver des solutions durables, les femmes doivent être leurs porte-paroles et exprimer leurs préoccupations et leurs problèmes dans le cadre de plateformes de gouvernance et de processus officiels de paix.
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The Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa (French)
While the APRM is preparing to celebrate its 15th anniversary in March 2018, it is with immense pleasure, pride and a sense of responsibility that the APRM Secretariat publishes The Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa today. This is a report with lofty ambitions: it asks difficult questions, attempts to answer those questions and proposes ways forward.
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The Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa
While the APRM is preparing to celebrate its 15th anniversary in March 2018, it is with immense pleasure, pride and a sense of responsibility that the APRM Secretariat publishes The Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa today. This is a report with lofty ambitions: it asks difficult questions, attempts to answer those questions and proposes ways forward.
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Africa Governance Report (French)
The AGR assesses the state of governance in Africa with a view to providing Member States with a comprehensive baseline to assist governments to enhance governance. Whilst there already exist assessment reports on the state of governance in Africa that are publicly available in public discourse, these reports have largely been developed by multilateral organisations and independent think-tanks across the continent and abroad. The AGR is commissioned by the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.
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Africa Governance Report – Executive Summary (French)
The AGR assesses the state of governance in Africa with a view to providing Member States with a comprehensive baseline to assist governments to enhance governance. Whilst there already exist assessment reports on the state of governance in Africa that are publicly available in public discourse, these reports have largely been developed by multilateral organisations and independent think-tanks across the continent and abroad. The AGR is commissioned by the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.
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Africa Governance Report
The AGR assesses the state of governance in Africa with a view to providing Member States with a comprehensive baseline to assist governments to enhance governance. Whilst there already exist assessment reports on the state of governance in Africa that are publicly available in public discourse, these reports have largely been developed by multilateral organisations and independent think-tanks across the continent and abroad. The AGR is commissioned by the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.
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Africa Governance Report – Executive Summary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AFRICA GOVERNANCE REPORT (APRM)
The AGR assesses the state of governance in Africa with a view to providing Member States with a comprehensive baseline to assist governments to enhance governance. Whilst there already exist assessment reports on the state of governance in Africa that are publicly available in public discourse, these reports have largely been developed by multilateral organisations and independent think-tanks across the continent and abroad. The AGR is commissioned by the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.
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